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February 16, 20183 Key Uses for Humanized Mouse Models
We’ve been focusing on humanized mouse models recently on our blog, from evolution of immunodeficient host mice through to the development of derivative hPBMC and hCD34+ HSC humanized mice. This post now takes a look at how you can combine humanized mice with human tumors for three key uses in assessing human-specific immunotherapeutics.
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December 14, 20172017 Review: The Continued Rise of Immunotherapy
We CrownBio blog writers have been tasked with looking back at 2017 and reflecting on this year’s game changers in cancer research, as seen from both the bench and in the clinic. And although I’m a relatively new contributor here I don’t hesitate to place immunotherapy agents right at the top of the list.
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November 20, 2017Misidentified Cell Lines: The Scale of the Problem and How to Avoid It
Cell lines have been the cornerstone of life science research for decades. Yet they’ve been misidentified and misused almost as long as they’ve been in existence. Some staggering figures exist: the German DSMZ cell repository at one time reported that 18% of its human cell line stocks were cross-contaminated with other cell lines.
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